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How to use expressions to define a dimension relative to another?
Denwen
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I have these two holes that I want to create, as shown below. The one on the right is in the middle of that surface (I used midpoint).
I am struggling to define the dimension highlighted. I would like it to be the same distance as the other hole is from the right wall. Is there any way to make this happen?
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Hi Denwen,
Probably the easiest way to achieve what I think you are trying to do is to use a geomtry contraint to make two reference lines equal. I know my geom is 2d whereas it looks like your sketch maybe on a 3d surface but the approach should work either way.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c636c963911f17ee0e6638cb/w/9786fde82e9bf847bf4ea0b0/e/c25bc622fe18de917c081dcb?renderMode=0&uiState=691518f6da1438ef34f5e6a7
Hope this helps,
Paddy
Cool, thank you much for this suggestion!